Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes
If I'd had fame early on, I'd have been able to abuse it in the way that a young man should.
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I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
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It's tough when you have to be away. But I'm probably at home more than my dad was because he was working two or three jobs sometimes.
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I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Street' was offered. Either way, it would be like going back to my roots.
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Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
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Memo to White House: Calling voters stupid is not a winning strategy.
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I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
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I don't want to look back at my career and see a string of incredibly commercial projects that don't have much heart. I'm looking for things that have soul.
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It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted.
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Nothing is more confused than to be ordered into a war to die or to be maimed for life without the faintest idea of what's going on.
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Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.
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I wouldn't be able to do the songs as long as I've been doing if I didn't feel the pulse of the world. But I can feel people and I know what they want. I feel like I know how they are, because I am the people. And I just have a gift.
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I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
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You know who's messianic? Netanyahu, because he talks that way. And that's a very risky position.
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Job-interviewing is just a skill. Like any skill, some people have more of a predisposition for it than others.
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When you get out there on the mound, you've got what you've got, and you got to figure out a way to get outs.
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I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life... I'm not saying I'm a role model by any means or anything. I think the fact that I wasn't told what not to do all the time - my spirit kind of told me things that I shouldn't - I got to develop on my own. It's part of your common sense.
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But did I think it would last more than 13 episodes at the time? No, I didn't think that. I never know.
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There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.
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I love Gwen Stefani. I'd watch what she'd wear over and over again and think, 'How do I nail this style?' And then, I like that classic beauty, too. Audrey Hepburn, she's so elegant.
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I didn't start writing my own books until I was 40.
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I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.
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It is fair to say that Africa has become a major force in moving the world towards multi-polarity, an important emerging market that helps promote global economic recovery and integration, and an outstanding representative of diverse civilizations in the world.
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'It is clear that God is saying, 'I gave man dominion over the earth, but he lost it. Now I desire mature sons and daughters who will in My name exercise dominion over the earth and subdue Satan, the unruly, the rebellious. Take back My world from those who would loot it and abuse it. Rule as I would rule.'' - The Secret Kingdom
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If I'd had fame early on, I'd have been able to abuse it in the way that a young man should.
